List of Santa Monica College people
This is a list of people that are associated with Santa Monica College, California.
Notable faculty
- Salvador Carrasco, film director (The Other Conquest) and Head of SMC's Film Production Program[1]
- Victor Millan (real name Joseph Brown), actor; dean of the theatre arts department for over 25 years[2]
Notable alumni
- Laila Ali, boxer
- Lloyd Avery II, actor
- Penn Badgley, actor
- Steven Blum, voice actor
- Daniele Bolelli, author
- Isaac Bruce, professional NFL (football) player
- Chikezie, musician, American Idol (season 7) finalist
- Glenn Cowan, table tennis player and Sino-American diplomat, ping-pong diplomacy
- Walter Cunningham, astronaut (A.S. 1958) (B.S. 1960 at the University of California, Los Angeles)
- Rivers Cuomo, musician (Weezer)
- Phire Dawson, game show model, one of Barker's Beauties
- James Dean, actor
- John Densmore, drummer for The Doors
- Daniel DeWeldon, actor
- Don Edwards, politician
- Cliff Eidelman, musician
- Emma Ferreira, English contemporary artist, sculptor, photographer, and philanthropist
- Andrea Fay Friedman, actor
- David Geffen, record executive
- Cam Gigandet, actor (Twilight)
- Josh Haden, musician
- Dustin Hoffman, actor
- Marco Hofschneider, actor
- Barry Jaeckel, professional golfer
- Chad Johnson, Montreal Alouettes wide receiver
- Rickie Lee Jones, musician
- Brian Kingman, Major League pitcher, Oakland Athletics
- Mahira Khan, Pakistani actress
- Marty Klein, two-time California state prep tennis championship coach
- Lenny Krayzelburg, swimmer (A.A. 1996) (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 1998 at the University of Southern California)
- Robby Krieger, musician (The Doors)
- Monica Lewinsky, White House intern
- Alison Lohman, actress
- Evan Lysacek, figure skating Olympic gold medalist
- Teena Marie, singer
- Yael Markovich, Israeli/American model and beauty queen/pageant titleholder (Miss Israel)
- Duff McKagan, musician (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded)
- Candice Michelle, professional wrestler
- Kel Mitchell, actor
- Mike Muir, musician (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Nathan Myhrvold, former Microsoft chief technology officer
- Mac O'Grady, professional golfer
- Dustin O'Halloran, post-classical pianist and composer
- Billy Parks, professional NFL football player
- Sean Penn, actor
- Kenneth Price, ceramic artist and printmaker (Bachelor of Fine Arts 1956 at the University of Southern California)
- Phil Remington, motorsports engineer[3]
- Nick Sagan, novelist and screenwriter
- Anita Sarkeesian, video game critic[4]
- Kentaro Sato, composer
- Terry Schofield, basketball player and coach
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California, actor (A.A. 1977) (B.A. 1979 at the University of Wisconsin–Superior); gave the commencement address in 2005
- Ryan Seacrest, radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor
- Michele Serros, author
- Stephen Silberkraus, author, politician; Nevada State Assemblyman, District 29
- Helen Singleton, civil rights activist and Freedom Rider
- Steve Smith - Baltimore Ravens wide receiver
- SNoW, musician
- Larry Stevenson, inventor, skateboarder pro
- Gloria Stuart, actress
- Kristine Sutherland, actress
- Hilary Swank, actress
- Kenan Thompson, actor
- Nick Webster, soccer commentator and Fox Soccer Channel personality
- Frank Welker, voice actor
- Sean Whyte, Montreal Alouettes kicker
- Sidney Wicks, four-time NBA All-Star and 1972 NBA Rookie of the Year
References
- ^ Saval, Malina (July 2014). "Film Professor Creates Low-Cost Production Program at Santa Monica College". Variety.com. Variety.
- ^ "Joseph Brown August 1, 1920 - April 3, 2009". Los Angeles Times. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ Comer, Colin (July 2013). "Torch Bearer". Road & Track. 64 (10): 74–79-, 108.
- ^ "Alumni Spotlight". Retrieved 30 April 2015.